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Maintenance Officer CDR. Vernon Hunter vernon.hunter@navy.mil Editorial Coordinators MGSgt. Arthur Hagans arthur.hagans@navy.mil ATCS(AW/SW) Thomas Crook thomas.crook@navy.mil
Airframes What Unique Identifier? By AMCS(AW/SW) C. A. Walter, Code 12 Airframes Analyst
Problem: Is your hazardous material uniquely identified for reference and retrieval? My travels with the Naval Safety Center survey team has shown that 90 percent of the commands we look at are not using the Unique Identifier System as required. Most commands have the MSDS numbered in order that the AUL lists them, and located in a binder; however they are not putting the unique identifier on the individual HAZMAT containers. Solutions: OPNAVINST 5100.23G, chapter 7, paragraph 0702 (g) (5),states that your command is responsible for having a quick reference for retrieval, and it needs to be correlated between the AUL, MSDS, and individual HAZMAT.
The hazardous material must have the same numbering system as the MSDS and binder. For example, if your MSDS for MIL-PRF-83282 is the first MSDS in binder #1, then your unique identifier for MILPRF-83282 could be #1, or something similar. This number must be on the AUL, the MSDS, and on all containers of MIL-PRF-83282. The key is to keep it simple so that anyone can understand the system and rapidly find an MSDS for a particular piece of HAZMAT. Ask a shipmate if he or she can retrieve an MSDS for hazmat you currently have checked out and see how long it takes him or her to find it , if at all. Next, incorporate your unique identifier, repeat the process, and see if they can locate the correct MSDS faster. Remember though, the unique identifier is no good to anyone unless you train everyone on how to use it. Senior Chief Walter is a maintenance analyst at the Naval Safety Center.
ALSS Program Correction to Summer 2011 article titled “CAUTION”! DO NOT IGNORE A “CAUTION” IN THE PUB! By PRCS Young Code 12 ALSS Analyst
In the Summer 2011 Mech Magazine, we discussed HERO (Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordanance) testing failures of CONAX Battery Voltage Testers
Spring 2012
and a CAUTION in NAVAIR 13-1-6.2 which states that only FLUCK 77 series multi-meters are authorized for use when performing battery voltage checks on Parachute Harness Sensing Release Units (PHSRU).
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